The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05
THE HOTEL REGISTER.
Now some OF tns More Distinguished HOtol
Quests Sign Their Names.

leading New York hOtelS, rellnQulSne'
his grasp OIL small valse as q porte
seized the handle, picked up a pen
turned the register around, and wrot'
his name. He turned the register bacl
Just as the clerk stepped forward ane
greeted the latter with q pleasant
Good evening"" and shake of the
hand. He chatted a moment with the
clerk aud then went directly to his
room The name on the register book
was Frank Hiscock, Syracuse" The
clerk turned to me and said: There is
q great difference in the way people
act at a hotel desk. You saw how
quiet and pleasant Senator Hiscock
was Just now. He made no objections
10 the room | assigned, but took it for
granted that ! would do the best l
could for him. He wants good room,
and he knows that | understand that
He GETS what he wants, and he is will.
ing to pay for it. One of the oldest
guests ever knew was Jere Black. l
suppose ht was great man, but he
never seemed to know it. He would
walk M to the Office in diffident
manner, and il anybody else was there
he wopld step back to wait for others
to register and move away from the
desk while waiting; one Of the SER
wants woqG relieve him of his valise,
and then be would forget that there
was any thing else to be done, and
would walk up and down abstractedly,
taking frequent pinches from his silver
snuff box. He would be utterly OBJ
liyious Of the fact that the clerk was
waiting with the register opened and
pen in hand. In one of his. turns
he would Gotiye the clerk, and with a
start he would step forward and hasti-
ly sign h., name, never adding his
place ut residence or where he hailed
from.
"Gersral z A. Warner, the silver
dollar Congressman from Ohio, is just
the opposite in manner. He marches
ap to the desk with the precision Of q
greuaGjer gTaSps the pen firmly, and
dashes Of his signature as though he
were ordering an army. He wants a
room ugbt away, aud is always in a
hurry 10 &c; dinner. He never knows
how long be IS going to stay.
phil Sheridan never registers at all.
He walls up to the desk, greets the
clerk IL friendly manner, and begins
to cha; with somebody. leaving his aid
de-camT 10 attend to the formalities of |
registering and selecting rooms. Heis
4 soeiable man, and never stays longin !
IN his room, but walks around a great ,
deal in thG corridor
Der Butler never registers, either .
He engages MS room in advance and ,
comes Il through the side door, going
directly IN his room. He is rarely seen
in the corridor Blaine and Conkling
come 4 the 4otel the same way. There
is 50 mach iriosity to see these men
that 1t wouG be annoying to them to
be surrounded by crowds in the corri-
dor Nh Blame, however, is vory So
ciable with the people in the Office, and
often drops II to talk with them. Mr..
Conkhng never unbends in that way.
tie i naughty and reserved.
'Ho7cruo- Hill used TO come to the
iesk in r Duet manner and sign his
aamc Il q very small hand. He is
without afc-tation of any kind jus, a
plain. eTciy-day gentleman. without
peculia! ues He does not come to the
office 0lw on account of the crowd.
usually awaiting him,
"Edw1l Booth is a quiet, unassum-
NJ man, 700. He walks up to the desk
tnd waits patiently for the clerk to
place the register before him. If he
Knows che clerk, he bows and ex.
'hahges carnations pleasantly, writes
us name pa.nly, and goes to his room
without appearing to be conscious that
ie Is attrargug any attention. There
're actors Who pose before the desk
md tax ioHdIy, hut he is not of that
,ind.
'Henera. sherman ia very sociable
II his own peculiar way. When he
.omes here he marches up to the desk,
ays 'Ho" de do,' and shakes hands